Fan EmotionHope


Hope
Rating

6.3/10

Fans are feeling positive


League
Table

9th

Fan's table estimates average 8.9


Hope Rating Breakdown (Avg: 6.3/10)


Cardiff City fans are feeling positive this season

Trophy

33%

Believe Cardiff City have a realistic chance of winning a trophy

Emotion: Hope

%

Cardiff City fans are presently mostly feeling Hope

League Table Prediction (Avg: 9th)


Cardiff City's fans table estimates averaged a placing of 8.9

Manager Performance

83% Yes

83% of Cardiff City fans are happy with the team's current management

Transfer

%

Cardiff City fans want to see a Striker transfer

Recruitment

60%

Are satisfied with Cardiff City's recruitment so far this summer


Offer Management

Last Season

Finished

18th

Most Goals

6 12%

A Flint

Most Assists

9 18%

R Giles

Most Cards

10 0


P Ng


Home Vs Away Points

25

28

Predicted Formation

AllsoppGK


McGuinessCB

MorrisonCB

NelsonCB


RomeoRWB

RinomhotaCM

SawyersAM

AdamsCM

CollinsLWB


HarrisCF

WattersCF

Key Transfers

IN

Ryan Allsop / Free / Derby

The 30-year-old goalkeeper was a solid performer in a bad Derby team last season and will certainly be in the mix to be Cardiff's number one. 3/5

IN

Mahlon Romeo / Free / Millwall

Romeo hasn't always thrived at Championship level at right-back but arrives off the back of a decent season on loan at Portsmouth to fill a big need for Cardiff. 2/5.

IN

Ebou Adams / Free / Forest Green

The Gambia international was one of the standout players in Forest Green's League Two winning side and should bring plenty of energy to Cardiff's midfield. Could prove a very shrewd signing. 4/5

IN

Jamilu Collins / Free / Paderborn

Cardiff have a promising left-back in Joel Bagan but he may lose his place to Nigeria international Collins, who has more experience at senior level and proved reliable for German side Paderborn. 3/5

IN

Callum O'Dowda / Free / Bristol City

The Republic of Ireland international crosses the Severn with a point to prove after falling out of favour at Bristol City. He's shown he can perform at this level in the past and a fresh start may revive the winger's career. 3/5.

IN

Vontae Daley-Campbell / Free / Leicester

The young right-back, a product of the Arsenal academy, captained Leicester's Under-23 team and had a loan spell at Dundee but has moved to Cardiff in search of more first-team opportunities. 3/5

IN

Ollie Tanner / Undisclosed / Lewes

The 20-year-old caught the eye in non-league football and Tottenham were keen to sign him in January so Cardiff were happy to take a punt on a player who describes himself as "a fast, powerful winger". 3/5

IN

Jak Alnwick / Free / St Mirren

A former England youth international, Alnwick was St Mirren's first-choice goalkeeper for the past two seasons after a spell on the bench at Rangers. At 28 he should be getting better but still has questions to answer at this level. 2/5

IN

Andy Rinomhota / Free / Reading

A good box-to-box central midfielder who Cardiff had to fight hard to sign. He'll bring plenty of energy to the team but the Bluebirds will need to look elsewhere for goals and assists with Rinomhota having struggled in the final third at Reading. 3/5

IN

Romaine Sawyers / Free / West Brom

West Brom fans never saw the best of the creative midfielder but he remains a serious talent at this level with his range of passing and technical ability a big asset to a Cardiff side that lacked creativity last season. 4/5

IN

Sheyi Ojo / Free / Liverpool

The pacy winger enjoyed his time on loan at Cardiff in the 2020/21 season but returns to the Bluebirds still largely the same frustrating talent who can't fully be relied upon due to his inconsistency. 2/5

IN

Cedric Kipre / Loan / West Brom

The central defender had few opportunities at West Brom but had previously been a key figure at Wigan and should be an adequate option at the heart of Cardiff's defence. 2/5

IN

Jack Simpson / Undisclosed / Rangers

The left-footed centre-back barely got a look in at Rangers under two different managers and you have to wonder why. When he did get on the pitch, he looks comfortable in possession and might fit Cardiff's new style. 2/5


OUT

Aden Flint
Free / Stoke

OUT

Marlon Pack
Free / Portsmouth

OUT

Alex Smithies
Released

OUT

Leandro Bacuna
Released

OUT

Will Vaulks
Free / Sheffield Wednesday

OUT

James Collins
Free / Derby

OUT

Josh Murphy
Free / Oxford


Insights

1

There weren't many home comforts for Cardiff last season, only relegated Barnsley had a worse record than the Bluebirds on home soil

2

Ryan Allsopp should help Cardiff improve on having kept the third-fewest clean sheets (seven) in the Championship last season with Bluebirds’ new goalkeeper registering nine shut outs in 30 league games for Derby.

3

Only one player collected more yellow cards in League Two than Ebou Adams (13) last season and the Gambian has now joined a Cardiff team that received 107 cards in total; the third-highest total in the Championship.

4

Cardiff have overhauled the majority of the squad this summer but are still to find a replacement for striker Kieffer Moore. The Bluebirds struggled after his mid-season exit with defender Aden Flint finishing as top scorer on six goals.


Season Verdict

Our prediction for League finish: 16th

Steve Morison has a long-term plan to bring back the good times for Cardiff and it may take him longer than one season for it to bear fruit. There has been a clear policy of bringing younger, hungrier players to the club, while some of the older heads have moved on. A lack of experience could pose a problem at the start of the season but Cardiff can progress and should finish higher than last term.


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